Nordic Skiing In Lapland

Alpine skiing better known as cross country skiing is becoming one of the most popular sports in Lapland. The Locals in Lapland have long since cross country skied under the stars, especially on Christmas Eve when it is a tradition to go cross country skiing.

The history of the sport is simple to understand, locals in Lapland first used wooden skies to get around, and the idea was to allow the skies to slide across the snow and was an effective way of getting from one place to another quicker.

Things have moved on since then and the skies you hire today are modern, easy to use and fit. Children can easily get equipment to fit even the smallest of sizes and Cross country skiing is something the whole family can enjoy together.

Hire shops will rent out the equipment for a small fee and you can go up onto the cross country ski trails any time of the day and the trails are also open quite late into the evening.

Alternatively you can join in on some of the many activities which involve cross country skiing. There are lessons in cross country for the whole family where you will practice before being taken up onto the ski trails.

Children get the hang of it very quickly and are often better than the adults. There really is nothing better than cross country skiing under the stars and Yllas Lapland hosts the largest network of floodlit cross country ski trails, some of the tracks take you deep into Yllas's National Park where the scenery is breathtaking and beautiful. In the summer the trails are transformed into walks and Yllas National Park is teaming with wildlife and offers some of the best walks.

Cross country skiing is a great activity to combine with your other trips and is something that the whole family can enjoy together, it's also an activity that is relatively cheap and very enjoyable.